Cover securing means for infants



Dec. 23, 1947. D. HALPERIN COVER SECURING MEANS FOR INFANTS Filed Dec. 29, 1945 INVENTOR.

DANIEL HALPERIN.

ca N ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 23, 1947 UNITED STATES OFFICE oouemseoomne kDanieLHalperin,B1tomyn,"N.E. ikpnlieaitionbecenfberzil, messengers-o. 637,810

(om-am +8 claims.

1 V .The improvements relateato deliicesfibrfifiir irg vand oositioning :a blanket er -either stovenirrg ever :a.@sleeping:infantiinrsuchaamanmar'thattheimfant ltvillrnot becomeuncovened whilezsleepingianii will not bedmdangercof becoming :entagled iinithesse- .curingmeans. Their-objeotsaneitojpnlovideiaisim- :ple, safe :and 1 effective "devicewhioh will hold ith'e covering mi-proper 'lposition am .theisleepingiirftant, may be :guiokly and :easily amfilied :andmemwed and will not beiiput ioutofaldiiustmentmripermit the covering :to :be displaced "or bind ithe .ohild when it twistsidoubles upeorisrolls :its.;body.

[Infants invariably :sleep .on itheirzstemaohs, sand that 14s a-their :norm-al rsleeping mositinn. 1H aplaeed ments tame edesigned to secure the icouering and maintain ;it lin proper gposition with :the .chilii in this normal ;front-downwa1zd .PQSifiifln and tonin- 'sume against entanglement of sthe rnhil'cl in the new ering or \the .securin;g imea nswhen moves its body or limbs, as small children iin-uariahly :zlo whilersleepine, while eaiwake and awhile ilyingipnone. It also so connects the rohild lathe :iCOVlZiHg that it willJaemreventedriromlrolling :ofiits :o'ouoh, moving "out from under :the ieouening 'nr moving the said @oover off its body. fl fo tthis endit'he straps are as-signed to be :secured to ."the waist portion of the childs sleepinggarmentatathe:inontrand to bepositioned in such a manner that cannot tighten around the :chil'cts meek :or :iaemlt movement of the covering with :rresnect it'o tithe fl lb y by' eing massed :fireely iup the shoulders anal-around behind ltheschildtsihea'd and neck, where they are held together :anliragaiust spreading or -.contracting, :andseoured $120 the iconering, all in such a manner thatwthe iCOVBIiIIg will remain in ,proper position with urespeet to the ohildfs body ,and neither-the cowering-months securingstraps-canlbindthe child.

Theimprovements'are illustnatediimthezaooompanying drawings, referred vtowherein, "in Which- Fig. 1 is atperspeotive view f a cover seom'ing and positioning means embodying f"17he iimpnovements;

TEigQZismperspectiVe or a ehildimsleepingposition on a .couch wearing the securing imeans shown in Fig. l;

'Fig. 3 is a View of a child =wearing-a sleeping garment and the securing means before said meansfis attached :tolthecover;

Fig. $4 'is .a side elevation of 1a detached back all) portion tor the secuuingvmea'ns and the cover ciasp imopen'position iiiigJBTiS :aview :"simil'a-r to Fig. 4 with theolasp .in-xilose'd an'elIin oover gripping'positi'on;

"edapteditomeoeive buttons 5 on the waist :portion 6 mi *lthesleeping zgarmerit, so that ithe straps scan be adjusted laterally "with respect to each other and venticall-y tozac'commodate :them to variations in the :size :of the child and for other purposes. The buttons Ermay :h'exth'e :buttonsieml loyed to connect illhBAbITGM-SBI'S and the fia'eket :part of it'he sleeping ganmentairrmaytheiprovidedzspeciallylior the attachment 10f the :straps where )9, tone-piece ganment .is'rworn. The waist portion :6 is in the ioilnmavf thezordinaiw waistband as :shown but may have any iother suitable form so :long as *itfiorms appoint of the garment and is rigidly secured thereto. Ehislchanaoter ofthe waist :portion 56 :and the firmlattachment of the buttons 5 or other ta-stening-means lthereto are importantsinoe they insure a-firm Lconneotion andlanchorage for the straps and prevent "the straps [and their iseourementsl'fizoml-slippingoutofplacezor yielding imateiiially when subjected to vtension as when the-infan't attempts itoiwliiggle or creep oul; from under the covering.

'The straps 'l and .-2 extend up from the waist portion Ito and over .the shoulders and. are con-- nedted with eaoh other and given va maximum snace'fliinit "by "the (cross strap "1. Between the Waist "attachment and the cross Strap 1 [these straps "I and 2 are unattached to each other .01 team; otherpart, "so that they are free .to move laterally to 'a limited "extent :and to adjust themselves tothebody'of the child. "Their spaoing'laterailly is normally uniform throughout their length, and they 'may be moved to "and from each other along the waist portion and the strap '1 without o'hang ing their parallel relation. Howevenithis relation may 'bevaried, =ifdesired, byseeui lng thestrasps closer together or farther apart on waistband or strap 1, as desired or necessity seems eto require. "The cross connecting strap! is provided with -a series of *buttonholes 8 and the stizans with "buttons "9 for the purpose of :adjustment iofithe 'stralps l an-(1 2 thereon "just referred to. L'InJmany teases (it will be found-preferable to haues'thexenils zof the straps l and "-2 at the "waist xcloser together than at *the cross strap portion, so that they will not have a tendency to slip off the childs shoulders under tension.

Beyond the cross strap 1 the extending portions l0, ll may be made of elastic tape or otherwise made resilient so as to permit a limited movement of stretching and adjustment of the cover holder and covering to the body of the child. The main reaches of the straps, however, are inelastic and preferably made of strong, heavy fabric tape, as is also the cross connecting strap 1. The cross strap 1, however, may be made longitudinally resilient if the strap extensions If! and. II are not.

The clasp I2 may be of any usual form, but in the form shown it comprises a wire loop l3 held in a terminal loop M of the part II] or II, integral, resilient metal jaw members l5 and [6 through the junction part of which the wire loop passes and an angular compressing lever l1, l8 pivoted at l9 to close and lock the jaws on the blanket or other coverin 20 and against their open spring when the part I! is pressed downwardly until the part i8 is on dead centre with respect to the said pivot. But any other satisfactory form of detachable connection may be employed, and the ends of the straps may be buttoned or be permanently secured to the covering. In case of permanent securement or buttoning the buttons or securement will be within the edge of the covering, and where buttons are used the strap extensions 23 and 24 (Fig. 7) will be provided with buttonholes 2| and 22, and the covering with buttons 25 and 26. By this arrangement the covering may be brought close to the neck of the child and an adjustment provided vertically and laterally which can be made after the child is laid on the couch in proper position.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the means for securing the blanket or other covering is entirely unattached to the child or its garment except at the waist and in front and that the only connection between this means and the covering is at the childs back and below the neck- The Waist portion of the garment to which the securing means is connected is not in the nature of a belt or other close-fittin part but is at most nothing more than a waistband for joining the trousers and jacket portions of the sleeping garment, where a two-piece garment is worn. It is free, therefore, to rotate and to move up and down on the childs body to a considerable extent. These features permit the infant to move up and down and in rotary fashion with respect to the covering to a sufficient degree to change its position and adjust itself comfortably to that position, without causing any binding effect by the said means, the garment or the covering on any part of the body. At the same time the construction and arrangement and the connections of these parts are such that the child cannot separate itself from the covering or get out from under it to any substantial extent, and the arrangement will exercise a yielding restraint on any efforts to do so. The means provided, therefore, while very simple and easily applied and removed are highly efficient in protecting the child against exposure as well as from becoming entangled or bound therein, The movement of the infant to a position entirely under the covering is also prevented by the connection of the securing means and the waist portion which causes said means to move downwardly with the body and draw down with it the upper portion of the said covering before the head is covered to a sufficient extent to interfere with breathing.

In this function the cross strap prevents the securing means from passing over the head.

The covering 20, it will be understood, is usually secured at sides and foot by being tucked in between the mattress 21, the side rail 28 and foot 29 of the couch or by being otherwise attached to the mattress, but this is not essential.

Various changes may be made in the details of the embodiment shown and described herein without departing from the scope or essence of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprislng trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portion for detachably securing said straps to a blanket Or other covering for the infant.

2. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant, and said straps, cross straps and extending portions being otherwise unattached to the garment or body of the wearer and free for independent lateral and vertical movement.

3. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being unsecured to and free from the garment, the wearer and each other between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on the portions of said straps beyond the shoulders for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant.

4. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment at different and definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being free and unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, said straps extending downwardly beyond the neck a short distance and means to engage said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant, comprising said covering, fixed projecting members secured thereto and longitudinally spaced portions with which the straps are provided for engaging said members.

5. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means on the garment and straps for securing the lower ends of said straps to the Waist portion of said garment at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said strap-s adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being free and unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant.

6. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, means for adjusting laterally said securing means, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being free and unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant.

7. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being free and unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, means for adjusting the length of the cross strap between said first named straps, said straps extending downwardly beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant.

8. A pair of approximately parallel straps of substantially equal length, a garment comprising trousers, jacket and a connecting waist portion, means for securing the lower ends of said straps to the waist portion of said garment only and at definitely spaced apart points at the front thereof, said straps adapted and arranged to be passed upwardly over the front of the jacket portion and over the shoulders thereof and of an infant wearing the same on opposite sides of the neck and being free and unsecured between the said waist portion and a point behind the neck, a cross strap connecting said straps behind the neck and in proximity thereto, said straps extending downwardly and being of resilient material beyond said cross strap a short distance and means on said extending portions for detachably securing said straps to a blanket or other covering for the infant.

DANIEL HALPERIN.

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